Health and Fitness
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Mental Health Awareness Month at Monarch LandingMay 18, 2023 11:00 pm - Everything is in place to help achieve and/or maintain mental wellness. The month of May is Mental Health Awareness Month. The goal of this designation is to provide edu...
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IDOT mapping tool helps identify unsafe locations for cyclists to travelMay 18, 2023 6:00 am - IDOT mapping tool helps identify unsafe locations for cyclists to travel
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UChicago Medicine AdventHealth offers free clinic in Glendale HeightsMay 17, 2023 11:00 pm - UChicago Medicine AdventHealth will sponsor a free medical clinic on Saturday, June 3, for families and individuals who cannot afford healthcare. The clinic will take pl...
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Advocate Sherman ER doctor on what are the signs of an appendicitisMay 17, 2023 11:00 pm - What should you do when abdominal pain strikes? While it may be caused by constipation or the stomach flu, there's a chance it could be something more serious. One culpr...
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How technology is changing today's health careMay 14, 2023 7:00 am - The history of health care technology starts with Rene Laënnec, a French physician. For centuries, doctors listened to patients' hearts by putting their ear to the chest...
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Ringing in ear has no easy solutionsMay 13, 2023 7:00 am - Q: I am a woman in my 80s and have been in pretty good health. However, I now have ringing in my ears that drives me crazy. I've tried drugstore pills and drops and a so...
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How to help when you believe a child is engaging in self-harmMay 13, 2023 7:00 am - If the child you love is hurting so badly they're harming themselves, you probably feel the pain, too. Self-harm - sometimes called self-injury, self-mutilation or self-...
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Early in bereavement, you may be bombarded with unwanted financial decisionsMay 13, 2023 6:00 am - Figuring out and managing finances when bereaved is a very tricky and a many-headed problem for most people, one way or another. There are many ways this is so, with man...
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New blood donation rules allow more gay men to give
May 12, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships can give blood in the U.S. without abstaining from sex under updated federal health guidelines that focus o...
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Battle of a lifetime: How community is getting behind Fremd basketball coach who is fighting brain cancerMay 12, 2023 1:00 am - What started out as a simple trip to the emergency room, if there is such a thing, has turned into the challenge of a lifetime for Dave and Kathy Yates and their family....